Disneyland 2013

We love Disneyland! It is so magical there and we were so excited to go!

 This year we only live 6 hours away so we actually got to drive there! We caravaned with our best friends the Suttons.

 This is us on lunch break. The suttons were so nice to feed us part of their picnic lunch. We soon discovered how fun it was to feed the flock of pigeons in the parking lot. Carson may or may not have thrown his whole sandwich to the birds.

 The first night we did our shopping. It was awesome because the toys they got entertained them in the hotel for the rest of the week.

 Waiting to get in

 Love the character breakfasts. So lucky Grandma, Aunt Heather and Lola got to come

 Casey Junior was our first ride I think- of course! Carson could not wait!

 Jungle cruiser

 When you go into California Adventure everyone goes to Cars Land so we pretty much had the rest of the park to ourselves- yay Toy Story Mania!

 The Suttons hooked us up with the tickets of a lifetime-haha! We got front row seats at the Aladdin show and then afterwards we got to meet the cast. It was seriously so fun!

 Cohen got a kiss from jasmine.He was so excited!

 Why is Mickey so funny?

 My favorite part was that after us was a kid who was probably 19 or 20 in line to meet Mickey with a disability. He could hardly wait his turn and when he got up to him he just embraced Mickey and Mickey just held him and patted his back. One couldn't help but tear up- Disneyland is really so magical!

 Love my boys- this picture is one of my favorites

 Love Cohen's pose with Frozone

 Our last day Grandma took the boys to make their very own light sabers

Who would have thought that now my boys are totally obsessed with Star Wars... like totally! We had such a fun trip with family and friends and made lots of fun memories!

winter fun

Had to just throw these pictures on the blog- while we were visiting slc this winter the boys got all bundled up (since we really don't get snow in St. George they were so excited) and went out to play. Loved that my mom joined in on the snowball fight!

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Christmas 2012

I literally have 4 pictures of Christmas...... that's right 4! I went to go blog about our Christmas and I was shocked- who am I? It all started mid December with croup- Cohen had croup and passed it on to me- we were both sick until right before Christmas. Then we started to get better. Christmas Eve and Christmas morning we spent with our little family and it was so different to not be with all our family and yet such a good bonding time with each other- we loved it! Christmas was perfect and my parents even came down that day and stayed with us for the week. We had a nice big ham dinner and spent time together. That night as I was going to bed I felt like my whole room was spinning and thought it was just because I was tired- the next day we went out to lunch and I was so dizzy and nauseated that I couldn't even eat. That night I went to an instacare and was diagnosed with labrynthitis which is a inner ear inflammation- doesn't sound bad but if you have ever had ear problems (which I never have) then you will know it's horrible. You feel so dizzy which makes you nauseous, unfocused, tired and gives you anxiety because it is such a weird sensation. The doctor told me it was because I had just had a virus and that it would take about a week to go away. I couldn't even fathom feeling like that for a week and it has now been 7 weeks.  I also have had 3 other viruses, and a sinus infection on top of all that. I have had weeks where I have been bed ridden and couch ridden and could barely get up to make lunch and help the kids go to the bathroom. We were lucky to be able to go to Disneyland and it was wonderful but I was only able to go on a handful of rides because I can't do anything that spins. I have been so discouraged and blessed at the same time. I have never been so sick in my life and it has been a struggle every day since mid December. My kids have also been sick- which totally stresses me out! Now that I am done whining, I would also like to focus on the blessings. About six weeks ago I couldn't even get out of bed- I was so sick. My sweet mom packed up her stuff and came straight down and stayed with the kids for a week- it was such a blessing! Steve has been the best and most patient husband ever and comes home and takes care of everything. Last week my ward brought in dinners for a whole week- that was just so generous. There have been lots of daily tears and uplifting moments for me and I pray that we can stay healthy for awhile and start getting back to normal life. The last 2 days I finally don't feel sick anymore and the dizziness is slightly improving to where it's not as hard to drive and I don't have to sit on the couch all day. 

 Anyway..... back to Christmas. This is Cohen calling Grandma and Grandpa Brough on Christmas

 They got spoiled and so did Steve and I

 I am so glad I at least got one picture of my parents and the grandkids while they were here. I felt like the worst host because I was so sick but they were so nice and patient with me. This is when they were playing dominos together, they also went grocery shopping for me and stocked us up at Costco. We watched lots of movies and it was so nice to have them around. I love this time of year and am so grateful that I have my adorable little guys to share it with- it was so fun!

New bedroom Furniture

So I think I am the worst blogger ever- but in my defense I have been out of commission for 9 weeks now and finally slowly starting to get back to normal. We have lots to unpack still in our new house but finally got the new furniture for our room- still no pictures of or drapes so it's still a work in progress.

I have to say the green, yellow and cream color scheme brightens up the room- it's so cheerful!

Cohen's Thanksgiving Feast

Cohen's cute little school had a really fun feast for Thanksgiving! All the younger kids dressed up like indians and the older kids dressed up like pilgrims! They had a huge feast- turkey, ham, pies the whole bit. The boys had lots of fun here are some pics!

After the feast Cohen and all the kids performed some cute songs- Cohen didn't know most of the words since he had only been attending there for a week- but he was adorable all the same!

Halloween 2012

Steve had taken some really cute pictures of the  boys in their costumes but I don't have his camera/ wouldn't even known how to turn his camera on- let's be honest here! 

The pumpkin toss- Carson loved this game

The fishing game

The hayride that our darling little neighbor helped them go on

This smile is hilarious- would you know there is a whole donut in his mouth. He just finished one of those donut games where you eat the donut off the string and he literally ate the whole thing in one bite and was so proud of himself!

We had such a fun night starting out with a neighborhood potluck with breadsticks and soup and ended with trick or treating which both boys really loved this year!